Table 3.

Surgical times by anatomic site/procedures and facility type

		Mean total time, min			Mean surgery time, min			Mean time in operating room, min			Mean time in postoperative care, min
		Hospital	FASC	P value	Hospital	FASC	P value	Hospital	FASC	P value	Hospital	FASC	P value
Total*	N	135	83	<0.001	30	19	<.001	54	34	<.001	74	48	<.001
Nervous system	385,255	91	55	<.001	19	12	.006	38	24	.002	52	30	<.001
Release of carpal tunnel	102,295	107	80	<.001	18	18	.93	42	36	.06	63	45	<.001
Eye	552,723	96	77	.08	29	23	.17	48	43	.30	45	40	.40
Extraction of lens	322,730	69	66	.81	15	15	.97	33	34	.80	37	37	.94
Cardiovascular system	261,642	227	230	.89	49	27	.002	80	43	<.001	126	185	.04
Digestive system	2,761,703	111	78	<.001	23	16	.001	44	29	<.001	63	46	<.001
Other endoscopy of small intestine	287,007	99	74	.02	11	11	.68	32	25	.04	64	45	.07
Endoscopic polypectomy of large intestine	320,955	97	81	.04	24	19	.02	42	38	.38	54	42	.02
Closed (endoscopic) biopsy of large intestine	246,171	116	79	<.001	25	18	<.001	44	28	<.001	75	51	.02
Musculoskeletal system	358,510	175	132	.02	39	37	.79	69	63	.28	86	68	.02
Integumentary system	370,455	138	106	.003	31	26	.09	56	48	.04	81	59	.01
Other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of skin and subcutaneous tissue	107,781	108	93	.17	28	23	.22	54	41	.007	49	54	.46
Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and new technologies	317,064	183	78	<.001	47	18	.02	70	40	.03	87	38	.003

FASC = freestanding ambulatory surgery center.

^*Weighted number of visits for each procedure.