The CDC outlines the surgical duration for the following five procedures in ASCs in 2010.
Note: The following procedures are listed by the average number of minutes, ranked from most to least.
• Arthoscopy of knee: 32
• Operations on eyelids: 23
• Endoscopic polypectomy of large intestine: 21
• Endoscopy (including colonoscopy): 14
• Extraction or insertion of lens (cataracts): 10