The RAPID score, comprising older age, elevated blood urea nitrogen levels, low serum albumin levels, hospital-acquired infection, and the absence of purulent fluid, is extensively utilized in the assessment of pleural infections and has been correlated with poor prognosis at 3 months.29 Among these components, only advanced age was found to be significantly associated with adverse outcomes in our study, as the other factors did not show statistically significant differences between the survivor and non-survivor groups. Here, ALB is linked to nosocomial infection.