“…The combination of older age group, [3,5,7,8,[12][13][14] active cancer, [13,14] hyperbilirubinemia, [14] hypoalbuminemia, [13,14] elevated creatinine and delay from perforation to surgery of >24 hrs [8,11,12,14] are best predictors of mortality. Female gender, [3,15] higher BMI, [7] preoperative shock, [8,11,12] pre-operative organ failure, [5] delayed presentation, [5,8] pre-existing illness like diabetes, hypertension, COPD, ischemic heart disease, [12] definitive surgery, [11] size of perforation more ~ 135 ~ than 1 cm 2 , [3,7,15] post-operative leak & other postoperative complications [13] were found to be significant factors influencing mortality and morbidity [3,5,8] . Comorbidities such as pulmonary disease, Cardiac disease & active cancer were identified as independent risk factors for fatal long-term outcome [3,13] .…”