Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter…

Cross-sectionalLife (Basel, Switzerland)· Jun 2026

Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.

Fatma Al Maskari, Nasser Al-Salmi, Huda Al-Noumani … Faisal Al Rashdi

Hospital MedicineCross-sectionalClinical practiceQ1IF 4.3

Pressure injuries affected 8.7% of hospitalized adults in Oman hospitals.

Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.

Fatma Al Maskari … Faisal Al Rashdi

Life (Basel, Switzerland) · Jun 2026

Background

Pressure injuries are a preventable source of morbidity, mortality, and excess healthcare costs among hospitalized adults.

Purpose

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and burden of pressure injuries and to identify their clinical determinants among adult hospitalized patients in Oman.

Methods

A multicenter, descriptive correlational cross-sectional study was conducted in four tertiary hospitals in Oman.

n = 169 adult

Results

lower hemoglobin, cancer, and ventilator use raised the odds

OR 4.33 (95% CI 1.23 to 15.29)

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1.23

15.29

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Most lesions were located over bony prominences and ranged from stage 1 to stage 4.

More results

In multivariable analysis, lower hemoglobin levels (odds ratio [OR] 0.059, p = 0.019), prior pressure injury history (OR 0.156, p = 0.003), cancer diagnosis (OR 4.328, 95% CI: 1.225-15.291, p = 0.023), and ventilator use (OR 0.211, p = 0.001) were significantly associated with pressure injury development.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Pressure injuries represent a considerable burden among adult hospitalized patients in Oman, with almost half of cases being hospital-acquired and therefore potentially preventable.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Identified determinants particularly anemia, cancer, previous pressure injury, and mechanical ventilation highlight the need for targeted risk stratification and intensified preventive measures in high-risk groups.

Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.

Burden and Determinants of Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalized Patients in Oman: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.

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