Evaluation of cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in intensive care patients

This study was planned to group the diseases of patients treated in intensive care as central nervous system disorders, systemic additional disorders, diabetes and electrolyte disorders, and to examine their effects on the c-Vemp test and to compare the diseases through the c-Vemp test. To achieve this aim, 30 patients who received treatment at Istanbul Medilife Hospital between August 2023 and April 2024 and met the criteria for the test were included in the study. The c-Vemp test was applied to each patient, and the test results were recorded on the computer. IBM SPSS 25.0 program was used to analyze the data obtained. As a result of the study, it was observed that central nervous system disorders caused abnormal results in the c Vemp test, while diabetes and additional systemic diseases had no effect on the c Vemp test. However, it was observed that the majority of patients had electrolyte imbalance. According to the examination, it was revealed that sodium, potassium and calcium ion imbalances caused abnormal results in the c-Vemp test. As a result, the presence of these diseases and electrolyte disorders discussed in the study affects the c-Vemp test.