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Secondary prevention measures would be needed after the initiation of blood transfusions with regular monitoring of:

Iron overload
Maintaining appropriate transfusion
Chelation therapy regimens
Managing potential complications such as infections or organ dysfunction^[1]^[2].

References

↑ Khandros E, Kwiatkowski JL (June 2019). "Beta Thalassemia: Monitoring and New Treatment Approaches". Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 33 (3): 339–353. doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2019.01.003. PMID 31030806.
↑ Ali S, Mumtaz S, Shakir HA, Khan M, Tahir HM, Mumtaz S, Mughal TA, Hassan A, Kazmi S, Sadia, Irfan M, Khan MA (December 2021). "Current status of beta-thalassemia and its treatment strategies". Mol Genet Genomic Med. 9 (12): e1788. doi:10.1002/mgg3.1788. PMC 8683628 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 34738740 Check |pmid= value (help). Vancouver style error: initials (help)