| Pleurodesis agent | Estimated rank (95% Cr‐I) |
| Viscum | 1 (1, 10) |
| Mepacrine | 3 (1, 9) |
| C. parvum | 4 (1, 9) |
| Talc slurry | 5 (2, 9) |
| Doxycycline | 5 (1, 10) |
| Iodine | 5 (1, 12) |
| Bleomycin | 6 (1, 13) |
| Adriamycin | 7 (4, 10) |
| Tetracycline | 8 (4, 11) |
| Mitoxantrone | 11 (5, 13) |
| Mustine | 11 (6, 13) |
| Interferon | 11 (3, 13) |
| Placebo | 12 (6, 13) |