We aimed to explore whether a single-day of fasting (SDF) increase emergency room (ER) visits due to renal colic (RC). We elected to concentrate on Yom-Kippur (i.e.: SDF), the holiest day in Judaism. Food and liquid consumption is prohibited during this day for 25 h, and an estim...
All the records of the patients who visited the ED of the University Hospital of Parma for renal colic from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2010 (3286 days) were extracted from the local database. The data were retrieved using both the ICD-9 code 7880 and the term “renal colic” and we...