Kılıç, GüvenPolat, ÖmerÖneç, Kürşad2023-07-262023-07-2620222459-1467http://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1021175https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/508172https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/13187Objective: In addition to causing immunosuppression, hemodialysis may increase the risk of infection, given that the patients are more frequently exposed to vascular interventions and operative procedures. The present study aims to reveal the prevalence of spondylodiscitis in patients on hemodialysis, potential factors, and parameters that may help in the early diagnosis of the disease. Materials and Methods: Patients who received treatment in the hemodialysis unit between 2010 and 2020 were included in the present study. Data of patients with low back pain were obtained retrospectively from the Mia-Med patient registry system. Results: The frequency of spondylodiscitis was 2.3%. Findings showed that the prolonged dialysis duration (p<0.001), catheter use (p=0.005), diabetes mellitus (p=0.029), and heart failure (p=0.005) increased the risk of discitis. Leukocyte (p<0.001), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (p=0.006), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (p=0.001), sedimentation (p<0.001) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (p<0.001) levels were significantly higher in patients with spondylodiscitis. Conclusion: Spondylodiscitis occurs more prevalently in patients with comorbidity, have long hemodialysis duration, use catheters and in elderly patients. Leukocytosis, CRP, sedimentation can be used for rapid diagnosis. In addition, NLR and TLR, which can be easily calculated from the results of whole blood tests, are parameters that can be used in diagnosis.en10.26453/otjhs.1021175info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHematological parametersHemodialysisSpondylodiscitisArticle717479508172