Table 2.

Sensitivity analysis comparing Meta-Analysis with and without Pereira et al. [15]

Outcome	All Four Studies	Excluding Pereira et al.	Interpretation
Stroke/Reversible Ischemic Neurological Deficit	RR 0.80 (0.06–11.50), P = 0.87	RR 0.80 (0.06–11.50), P = 0.87	No change
Systemic Embolism	RR 0.27 (0.01–6.11), P = 0.41	RR 0.27 (0.01–6.11), P = 0.41	No change
Major Bleeding	RR 0.55 (0.11–2.64), P = 0.46, I² = 0%	RR 0.81 (0.12–5.34), P = 0.82, I² = 4%	Direction and significance unchanged
Any Bleeding	RR 1.01 (0.31–3.30), P = 0.99, I² = 36%	RR 1.72 (0.43–6.91), P = 0.44, I² = 16%	Trend toward more DOAC bleeding in subset; overall conclusion stable