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Tunnel State
A temporary health state in a Markov model that patients must pass through for a defined number of cycles before transitioning.
Definition
Tunnel states are used in Markov models to track the duration a patient has spent in a particular condition, overcoming the memoryless property of standard Markov models. Patients enter the tunnel at the first state and must pass through each subsequent state in sequence. Common applications include capturing short-term adverse event risks that diminish over time.
Canonical Identity
- Canonical URI
- https://www.darrinbaines.org/id/concept/tunnel-state
- Authority
- https://www.darrinbaines.org
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Published
- 4/26/2026
- Structured Data
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