Surgical Duration Implicated in Major Postoperative Complications in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Total hip and knee arthroplasties are two of the most commonly performed orthopaedic surgeries and are expected to increase in incidence in the coming decades. We sought to examine whether the duration of these procedures is related to various postoperative complications using data from 2010 to 2017 from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.

Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was queried for patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty by their respective Current Procedural Terminology codes.