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. 2019 Jan 28;16(3):634–640. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13071

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Markov model of transitioning health states between hospitalisation, discharge, death, or a staged pressure injury. Pressure injury staging begins with early Stage 1 symptoms and can then advance to ulcerated and full‐thickness wound stages (ie, Stages 2, 3, or 4). Some Stage 3 and 4 wounds may require extensive care in addition to standard nursing and monitoring