EARLY SURGICAL INTERVENTION
- Refers to procedures that are not lifesaving (which should be done immediately), but procedures that should be done within 1-2 weeks for a normal non-irradiated patient (e.g. facial bone fractures)
- Surgery should be done before Neutrophils and Platelets begin dropping
- Within the first 36 – 48 hours
- Use of G-CSF cytokines might be able to extend this window