Comparison 11. Mepacrine.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pleurodesis failure rate	5		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Mepacrine vs talc slurry	1	89	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.08 [0.62, 6.96]
1.2 Mepacrine vs bleomycin	1	36	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.16 [0.03, 0.89]
1.3 Mepacrine vs tetracycline	1	21	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.63 [0.05, 8.20]
1.4 Mepacrine vs placebo	1	23	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.07 [0.01, 0.73]
1.5 Mepacrine vs mitoxantrone	1	26	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	7.61 [0.35, 163.82]
1.6 Mepacrine vs triethylene...	1	29	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.20 [0.04, 0.98]
2 Fever	3		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Mepacrine vs bleomycin	1	40	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.91 [0.52, 7.01]
2.2 Mepacrine vs tetracycline	1	22	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	8.00 [1.13, 56.79]
2.3 Mepacrine vs placebo	1	23	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	62.43 [2.85, 1365.52]
2.4 Mepacrine vs triethylene...	1	29	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	23.83 [3.35, 169.39]
3 Pain	3	114	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	4.56 [1.66, 12.52]
3.1 Mepacrine vs bleomycin	1	40	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.15 [0.52, 9.00]
3.2 Mepacrine vs tetracycline	1	22	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	5.6 [0.81, 38.51]
3.3 Mepacrine vs placebo	1	23	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	14.53 [0.71, 298.21]
3.4 Mepacrine vs triethylenethiophosphoramide	1	29	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	23.71 [1.19, 474.06]
4 Mortality	2		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 Mepacrine vs talc slurry	1	89	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.53 [0.20, 1.43]
4.2 Mepacrine vs mitoxantrone	1	28	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.64 [0.23, 11.70]