From: Thoracic perfusion of matrine as an adjuvant treatment improves the control of the malignant pleural effusions
Matrine combined with other medications (%)
Other medications alone (%)
T-value
95 % CI
p value
Zhiwen et al. [12]
15 (33.3)
27 (60)
T = 3.781
2.862 to 9.14
0.006
Xiaowei et al. [10]
4 (6)
9 (15)
df = 4
Daiju and Xiaodong [19]
7 (9)
25 (33)
Li [8]
1 (2)
7 (14)
Overall incidence
27 (12)
68 (31)
