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The effect of facility complexity on perceptions of safety climate in the operating room: size matters.
Carney BT, West P, Neily J, Mills PD, Bagian JP. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:457-461.

This study found that caregiver perceptions of safety climate vary by facility complexity, which is defined by a hospital's volume, risk, teaching, research, and intensive care unit capability. The authors suggest that adoption of safety interventions, such as checklists, should take into account these differences when implementing change.

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