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Objetivo: identificar os pontos fortes e frágeis na Cultura de Segurança do Paciente (CSP) em um centro cirúrgico. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado Hospital público terciário de referência na região do Cariri, Nordeste do Brasil. Participaram da pesquisa profissionais de saúde da área de enfermagem, que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão: ser profissional da área de enfermagem e trabalhar no mí­nimo 20 horas semanais. Foram exclusos os profissionais associados e/ou vinculados a cooperativa e os que ocupavam funções administrativas. Resultados: Dentre dimensões da CSP destacaram-se: aprendizagem organizacional continuada 93,8% e expectativas/ações da direção 85,6%. Enquanto as dimensões resposta não punitivas para erros (26,6%) e abertura para comunicações e mudança de turno/transições (65,8%), obtiveram os menores resultados. Conclusão: A liderança pode ser de fundamental importância para construção da CSP forte, a partir do aperfeiçoamento da comunicação entre a equipe e consequentemente remoção da cultura de culpa individual por erro.

This is an ecological and time-series study using secondary data on perinatal mortality and its components from 2008 to 2017 in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The data were collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and Live Births Information System (SINASC) of the Unified Health System Informatics Department (DATASUS) in June 2019. The perinatal mortality rate (×1000 total births) was calculated. Time series were constructed from the perinatal mortality rate for the regions and Espírito Santo. To analyze the trend, the Prais–Winsten model was used. From 2008 to 2017 there were 8132 perinatal deaths (4939 fetal and 3193 early neonatal) out of a total of 542,802 births, a perinatal mortality rate of 15.0/1000 total births. The fetal/early neonatal ratio was 1.5:1, with a strong positive correlation early neonatal mortality rate, perinatal mortality rate, r (9) = 0.8893, with a significance level of p = 0.000574. The presence of differences in trends by health region was observed. Risk factors that stood out were as follows: mother’s age ranging between 10 and 19 or 40 and 49 years old, with no education, a gestational age between 22 and 36 weeks, triple and double pregnancy, and a birth weight below 2499 g. Among the causes of death, 49.70% of deaths were concentrated in category of the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases, fetuses and newborns affected by maternal factors and complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00–P04), and 11.03% were in the category of intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (P20–P21), both related to proper care during pregnancy and childbirth. We observed a slow reduction in the perinatal mortality rate in the state of Espírito Santo from 2008 to 2017.

O estudo descreve a implantação de pequenos procedimentos cirúrgicos realizados por médicos residentes em uma Unidade de Saúde da Família. Trata-se de um relato de experiência realizado na cidade de Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil, descrevendo a introdução de pequenos procedimentos cirúrgicos pelo programa de residência médica em Medicina de Família e Comunidade em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) do município. As unidades selecionadas não tinham espaço para pequenos procedimentos cirúrgicos ou os materiais necessários. Evidenciou-se que a população demandava queixas cirúrgicas sem resolução das mesmas, sendo esses pacientes encaminhados para outras especialidades.

Women&rsquo, s health assistance at the low-complexity level is focused on the most common diseases and can be affected by primary health care coverage, particularly in areas far away from large urban centers. Thus, in this work, we aim to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status, health care indicators, and primary care coverage in mortality from neoplasms of the lower genital tract and breast in Brazilian women during reproductive and non-reproductive periods. We conducted an ecological study at the Gynecology Discipline, Medicine School, University of S&atilde, o Paulo. Secondary data were collected from women according to reproductive periods and mortality data from the Mortality Information System based on International Classification of Disease&mdash, 10th edition regarding breast and lower genital tract neoplasms in 2017. The health service and socioeconomic indicators were obtained from the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System and Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Our results showed that primary care coverage and health service indicators were not associated with mortality from breast cancer and the female lower genital tract, both in reproductive and non-reproductive periods. Sociodemographic indicators were found to be associated with mortality from breast cancer and the female lower genital tract, with income being associated with reproductive period (&beta, = &minus, 0.4, 95% CI, &minus, 0.8 to &minus, 0.03) and educational level in the non-reproductive period (&beta, = 9.7, 95% CI, 1.5 to 18.0).

Background The National Policy for Integral Attention to Women’s Health Care (PNAISM) was implemented in 2004, with monitoring of potential benefits. One of the life cycles of women contemplated in this health policy was the importance of health care during the climacteric. Prevention and health promotion are actions carried out by the Brazil National Health System and enshrined in health Brazilian policies for women. Thus, our purpose was to identify climacteric women’s main causes of death as well as the mortality trends of such causes, especially after implementation of PNAISM. Methods An ecological study was conducted from 2018 to 2020. Data were retrieved from the Brazilian Health Department by accessing the mortality information system of the National Health Information, divided into periods 1996–2004 and 2005–2016 the latter to correspond with the implementation of the National Policy. The death records of Brazilian women aged 40 to 64 years who had a designated cause of death were retrieved. Trends and differences between periods were evaluated using linear regression. The significance level was set at 5%. Results The main causes of death in women from 1996 to 2016 were circulatory system diseases (22.47%, 697,636 deaths), neoplasms (19.69%, 611,495 deaths), respiratory system diseases (5.5%, 170,716 deaths), endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic disorders (5.27%, 163,602 deaths), and digestive system diseases (3.74%, 116.280 deaths). Analyzing the changes in the major causes of death of climacteric women after implementation of the PNAISM we observed that mortality from circulatory system diseases and endocrine and nutritional diseases were significantly declined in post-PNAISM period: (β = − 3.63; 95% CI – 4.54 to − 2.73 r2 = 0.87; p R2 = 0.73; p p = 0,765; p = 0,233, respectively). Conclusions After implementation of the PNAISM, we observed a downward trend in rates of mortality from diseases of the circulatory and digestive systems and from endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases but stability in the rates of death from neoplasm and respiratory system diseases.

Objetivo: Analisar as internações hospitalares por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no estado de Minas Gerais. Métodos: Estudo ecológico com delineamento de série temporal, de base populacional, realizado no estado de Minas Gerais, acerca da internação hospitalar e as principais causas de internações por condições sensíveis à APS. A análise foi baseada na Autorização de Internação Hospitalar, considerando custos, ano, sexo e faixa etária, de acordo com os dados do Sistema de Informação Hospitalar (SIH). Os microdados foram extraídos do serviço de transferência de arquivos no Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS) em junho de 2018. Os registros analisados são referentes ao período de janeiro de 2008 a dezembro de 2017, sendo incluídas todas as internações por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária à Saúde. Resultados: Evidenciou-se que, no período de 2008 a 2017, as internações sensíveis à atenção primária representaram 21,21% (2.506.782) do total de internações no estado de Minas Gerais, com a região Jequitinhonha, seguida das regiões Nordeste e Centro Sul, contribuindo com os maiores percentuais. Com relação às causas, a maior prevalência se concentra em doenças do aparelho circulatório 54,22% (816.617), seguida pelas doenças do aparelho respiratório 43,48% (586.809), doenças endócrinas 85,70% (325.082), doenças geniturinárias 37,13% (309.281) e doenças infecciosas e parasitárias 38,37% (266,294). Conclusão: As internações hospitalares por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária à Saúde no estado de Minas Gerais seguem o padrão nacional. Embora as internações estejam decrescendo, ainda representam mais de 20% do total de internações realizadas.

Background: The National Policy of Comprehensive Women’s Health Care was implemented more than two decades ago, and the monitoring of potential benefits should be explored. Menopause is a period of life for which there are prevention and health promotion actions carried out by the government’s all-encompassing sole Unify Health System (UHS) and factored into Brazilian policies. It is thus our purpose to identify menopausal women’s main causes of death, as well as the mortality trend of such causes, especially after PNAISM implementation. Methods: This is an ecological study with secondary data analysis conducted by the Setor de Atenção Primária, Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo from 2018 to 2019. Data were retrieved from the Brazilian Health Department by accessing the mortality information system of the IT Department of SUS between 1996 and 2016, divided in two periods 1996 to 2004 and 2005 to 2006 according to implementation of the National Police. The data included the death records of Brazilian women aged 35 to 64 years who had a precise diagnosis (ICD-10). Trend and differences between periods were evaluated by linear regression. The significance level was set at 5%. Stata 11® (StataCorp, LCC) was used. Results: Menopausal women’s main causes of death were the circulatory system diseases (29.39%, 736,972 deaths), neoplasms (26.17%, 656,385 deaths), respiratory system diseases (7.29%, 182,812 deaths), endocrine (29.39%), nutritional, and metabolic (6.81%, 170,881 deaths) diseases, and external causes of morbidity and mortality (5.49%, 137,674 deaths). Implementation of PNAISM led to increasing reduction in mortality from circulatory system diseases (β=-0.58; 95% CI, -0.68 to -0.48; r²=0.93; p

Background and objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) stands out among the most important public health problems worldwide since it represents a high burden on health systems and is associated with higher hospitalization rates, and a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Amputations are among the most common complications, leading to disability and increasing care costs. This research aims to analyze the prevalence of DM-related amputations, comorbidities and associated risk factors in the diabetic population residing in the State of Esp&iacute, rito Santo, Brazil. Materials and Methods: This is a quantitative, exploratory, cross-sectional study with a time series design and the use of secondary data registered and followed by the system of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertension and Diabetes&mdash, SisHiperdia. Results: The sample consisted of 64,196 diabetic patients, out of them, 3.9% had type 1 DM, 10.9% with type 2 DM, and 85.2% with DM coexisting with hypertension. Most were female (66.6%), aged 40 to 59 years (45.6%), and 60 years and older (45.2%). The prevalence of DM-related amputations in the analyzed sample was 1.2% in type 1 DM, 1.5% in type 2 DM, and 2.2% in concomitant DM and hypertension. Higher amputation rates were observed in males in the age group above 60 years in type 1 DM and type 2 DM and were slightly higher in the age groups up to 29 years in DM with hypertension. A higher prevalence of amputation was related to smoking, physical inactivity, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and diabetic foot (DF) in all types of DM. Conclusions: The present study showed a significant prevalence of DM-related amputations. An increased prevalence was evidenced when correlated with smoking, physical inactivity, AMI, stroke, CKD, and DF with significant statistical associations, except for a sedentary lifestyle in type 1 DM.

Background and Objectives: Several factors can compromise patient safety, such as ineffective teamwork, failed organizational processes, and the physical and psychological overload of health professionals. Studies about associations between burn out and patient safety have shown different outcomes. Objective: To analyze the relationship between burnout and patient safety. Materials and Methods: A systematic review with a meta-analysis performed using PubMed and Web of Science databases during January 2018. Two searches were conducted with the following descriptors: (i) patient safety AND burnout professional safety AND organizational culture, and (ii) patient safety AND burnout professional safety AND safety management. Results: Twenty-one studies were analyzed, most of them demonstrating an association between the existence of burnout and the worsening of patient safety. High levels of burnout is more common among physicians and nurses, and it is associated with external factors such as: high workload, long journeys, and ineffective interpersonal relationships. Good patient safety practices are influenced by organized workflows that generate autonomy for health professionals. Through meta-analysis, we found a relationship between the development of burnout and patient safety actions with a probability of superiority of 66.4%. Conclusion: There is a relationship between high levels of burnout and worsening patient safety.

Background and Objectives: Depression is a public health problem that affects approximately 154 million people worldwide and its incidence has increased in recent years. Regarding this problem, elderly individuals show a percentage of 15% prevalence for some depressive symptoms, which requires special attention and prevention and care actions for this population. Thus, this study aimed to understand about depression in the elderly, the profile and the process of prevention and treatment of signs and symptoms in national and international literature. Method: This is a systematic review of the literature carried out in the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Studies considered for the review were: scientific articles, dissertations and theses in English, Portuguese or Spanish, published between 2010 and 2015, using the key words: depression, elderly and geriatrics. Data collection was carried out using Ursi tool, which includes the evaluation of the study title, main results and conclusions. Results: After searching the databases, 261 studies were identified and, after applying the inclusion criteria, 44 of them were selected; after implementing the abovementioned tool, the final sample comprised 17 articles. The results showed the profile of the elderly affected by depression, types of treatment, arrival at the healthcare service and associated comorbidities. The study also showed the importance of encouraging self-care, encouragement and engagement of elderly individuals and family members into educational activities, training of health professionals and improvement of the health care system as important factors in the care of these individuals. Conclusion: Health professionals who deal with the elderly population should be aware of the signs and symptoms of depression, as well as receive continuing education to meet the demands through effective and high-quality care and encourage non-pharmacological methods of symptom relief and identify in the profile of these elderly individuals, which comorbidities associated with depression are the most common.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T15:30:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-01-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:24:55Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S1806-83242016000100220.pdf: 238901 bytes, checksum: 52be972a60195803a9ffd08f0d2f6d44 (MD5) Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN Dental treatment promotes psychosomatic change that can influence the procedure and compromise the general well-being of the patient. In this context, it highlights the importance of evaluating the function of the autonomic nervous system in individuals undergoing endodontic treatment. Thus, this manuscript aimed to analyse cardiac autonomic modulation, through non-linear indices of heart rate variability (HRV) during endodontic treatment. Analysis of 50 subjects of either sex aged between 18 and 40 years diagnosed with irreversible pulp necrosis of lower molars undergoing endodontic treatment was undertaken. We carried out fractal and symbolic analysis of HRV, which was recorded in the first session of the endodontic treatment at four intervals: T1: 0-10 min before the onset of the treatment session; T2: 0-10 min after the application of anaesthesia; T3: throughout the period of treatment; and T4: 0-30 min after the end of the treatment session. There was reduction of alpha 1 in T2 compared to T1 and T4 (p < 0.0001). The alpha 2 index also reduced in T2 compared to T3 (p = 0.0035). There was an increase in the alpha 1/alpha 2 ratio in T4 compared to T2 and T3 (p = 0.0003). It was found that 0V% was significantly lower in T2 (p = 0.002), while 2UV% was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) when compared to other points in time. In conclusion, HRV is reduced during endodontic treatment, and after applying local anaesthetic the parasympathetic component of HRV increases. These data indicate that endodontic treatment acutely overcharges the heart, supporting the stress involved in this situation. Fac Med ABC FMABC, Lab Delineamento Estudos & Escrita Cient, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil Fac Juazeiro Norte FJN, Fac Odontol, Dept Saude, Juazeiro Do Norte, CE, Brazil Oxford Brookes Univ, Fac Hlth & Life Sci, Dept Biol & Med Sci, Oxford OX3 0BP, England Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Fac Filosofia & Ciencias, Ctr Estudos Sistema Nervoso Autonomo, Marilia, SP, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Fac Filosofia & Ciencias, Ctr Estudos Sistema Nervoso Autonomo, Marilia, SP, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: There are positive influences of religious and spiritual beliefs in the face of diseases such as cancer. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the influence of spirituality and religiosity in cancer in the perspective of cancer patients. METHODS: It is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, carried out with 10 patients in cancer treatment, aged between 37 and 75 years. Data were collected through interviews, containing guiding questions about the theme and treated according to the Content Analysis. RESULTS: The results are summarized into three categories: (1) perceptions / conceptions of patients in the discovery of cancer; (2) vision and experience of spirituality / religiosity of cancer patients and (3) the influence of spirituality / religiosity in the treatment of cancer. They were discussed in the light of the relevant literature to the subject. CONCLUSION: Cancer brings a new life meaning for patients. Religion and spirituality have a strong relationship between the disease and faith in the possibilities of healing, which makes the religious coping a stress reduction strategy and improves quality of life of people.

Objective: Relate the process of managerial work performed by nurses-managers between a public and private hospital. METHODS: It is a descriptive and comparative research of qualitative approach, having as participants nurses that assume managerial functions in these organizations, totaling ten nurses-managers, five in each hospital. Semi-structured interviews were conducted based on the managerial process and to identify the hierarchical organization of each institution. RESULTS: For organization of results, according to the technique of thematic analysis, speeches were separated into three categories: (i) hospital Management: hierarchical flow and the active participation of those involved in the process; (ii) obstacles management in nursing and their positive reflections: faults and support for management training and (iii) manage hospital attention: administrative reflections and the process studied. The public hospital nurses reported a lack of organization charts, professionals and the little logistical support for realization of management practice. In the private hospital, the management process is organized and respects the proposed hierarchical flow, however, features mostly low-skill professionals due to rotation of jobs. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The study showed that the private hospital managers were more involved and with greater affinity to administrative matters, to the alignment of objectives for the organization, with a focus on efficiency. In this regard, the public hospital, the absence of these features, so these are difficult to trace and achieve goals, targets and implement their action plans. Therefore, the form of work of these nurses is based on demand management.

Introduction: Innovation in education should be done from the context and the factors that interfere in the construction and understanding of the curriculum. In the scope of nursing, teaching has undergone great changes in educational activities due to the demands of the capitalist world. Objective: To analyze the curriculum advances, which are announced as innovative educational projects aiming vocational training in nursing in Brazil. Methods: This is a systematic review of literature on curricular innovations and training of nursing students. The bibliographic survey was performed in the databases of Lilacs and Medline/PubMed using the following keywords: higher education, degree programs in Nursing and curriculum. Results: We found seven articles that addressed on the profile and training of professional nurses and curriculum changes in the undergraduate course. It became evident that the curricular changes of course still happen gradually, and reflect political moments which often doesn’t being in line with the current health model conjecture. Conclusion: Despite the curricular changes in nursing that happened due to socio-political movements, have not yet produced changes in teaching that are sufficiently in line with the requirements of the job market and are able to prepare focused professionals in humanized and contextualized care and involved in the transformation of reality.

Background: There are many animal studies demonstrating increased neuroapoptose in the first periods of development, especially in stronger neural development regions. In young cobais neuroapoptose also noted, however, more localized area as the dentate nucleus and the olfactory bulb of the brain regions that show sinaptogense even in adulthood and is responsible for learning. Objective: To describe the current studies about learning disabilities and cognitive impairment related to exposure to general anesthetics in children. Method: This is a systematic review, performed from the search in the PubMed database using the keywords "general anesthetics," "neurotoxicity", "children", "young child" and "pediatric" with the criterion inclusion, published in the last five years, in English and related exposure to anesthetics in human children . Were excluded from the articles concerning the studies in experimental animals or that they focus on side effects of other substances on the central nervous system, such as alcohol. Results: So were found 108 articles. All were analyzed by two researchers individually. Only 27 met the inclusion criteria. Discussion: In recent years, several studies have been conducted addressing neurotoxicity triggered by general anesthetics. The vast majority using experimental animals or stem cells. Suggest that both inhaled anesthetics such as venous are able to trigger the activation neuroapoptose with release of caspase 3:09, especially in phases of high growth and neural development. There is a strong association between duration of anesthesia and multiple exposures with learning disabilities and behavior. Conclusion: Currently, you can not say that the damage caused by agents in animals can be replicated humans. However, the severity of outcomes, the FDA recommends avoiding anesthesia and surgery in children under three years, at least those that do not have an emergency basis.

Introduction: The Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal disorder of one or more stem cells of hematopoietic lineage. It is characterized as a chronic hemolytic anemia in which there is a persistent intravascular hemolysis which is subject to exacerbations due to production of subpopulations of erythrocytes, platelets and granulocytes hypersensitive to complement. Furthermore there has been a high tendency to thrombosis. The anti-complement therapy is the only recognized treatment for this condition. We report a case of PNH with suboptimal response to anti-complement therapy. Method: This is one case report, obtained through data from medical records of a reference hospital, located in the city of Barbalha, Ceara, Brazil. Case report: Patient with PNH, with typical clinical features, however nonspecific from the onset of the clinical picture, especially marked by signs and symptoms of anemic syndrome (asthenia, lethargy palpitations, paleness). Showed present hemolysis markers and negative Coombs test. The flow cytometry closed the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and there was the initiation of the anti-complement therapy using the drug called eculizumab. After one year of treatment, the patient persists with anemia and sporadic episodes of hemoglobinuria, as well as present hemolysis markers. However, she remains free of thromboembolic events and without need for transfusion. Conclusion: The PNH is a rare pathology with high morbidity and mortality if not treated. The anti-complement therapy with eculizumab offers great chance of long-term control of the most harmful consequences of the disease.

Introduction: Adolescence is characterized as a transition period between childhood and adult life that imposes great physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes. During that period, the adolescent is exposed and vulnerable to the consumption of alcohol and drugs, and has been an scenery where nurses who works in the School Health Programs (SHP) interact with them. In this sense, the interaction between education and health can influence adolescents to become questioners of the risks they are exposed and look together for better options to improve their quality of life. Objective: To analyse the perception and health practices of Nurses working in the School Health Programs of prevention of alcohol and drugs during adolescence. Method: This is a descriptive and qualitative study carried out in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, with 18 nurses participating in the SHP, who implement actions with adolescents in schools. The data collection took place through a semi structured interview and their organization through thematic analysis. Results: The participants affirmed that the importance of their actions and work is directed to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs among adolescents, excluding the precepts of health promotion. They pointed out that the interaction between education and health is characterized as an effective strategy in the prevention of damages caused by the use of alcohol and drugs, emphasizing the participation of family members during the process of elaboration, application and continuity. It was also evidenced that the educational practices are performed mostly through lectures, characterizing a work centred on clinical, individual and curative practice. Conclusion: Nurses understand that the interaction between health and education is an effective strategy to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs in adolescents, emphasizing the importance of family participation in the process of construction and support of this context. However, it is possible to identify that the actions developed by these professionals are still restricted to modify some behaviours such as to improve their willing of sharing new knowledge.

Introduction: it is known that adolescence is a period of constant biopsychosocial changes. Based on this premise, it is understood that this population should be included as a priority in health systems, seeking their effective participation through strategies associated with health promotion. Objective: To analyse the participatory process of adolescents in health promotion activities from the perspective of the Bambu Method. Methods: this is a qualitative exploratory study, carried out in two schools located in Crato, Ceará, Brazil. Pupils are from 10 to 19 years old. The study was based on the Bambu Method, which is a means to boost the prospects of the group. It was done by observation of the participant, the environment, the verbal and non-verbal expressions of adolescents and a diary where relevant information was recorded. The organization of data occurred through the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin. Results: it was observed that the opportunity to express themselves with the host led young people to feel more at ease among others and induced the formation of a bond. The participatory process for adolescents was perceived as a process of facing reality and associated with learning, the stimulus for personal development, through the initiative of action, attitude and self-esteem. Conclusion: the Bambu Method proved to be a relevant framework to guide health education activities with groups of adolescents, allowing the development of activities suitable to the needs of the participants.

Introduction: The identification of factors related to children’s deaths is very important in planning public health actions for restructure and improve the mother and child assistance, aimed in reducing child mortality. Objective : Analyze the factors associated with infant mortality in the metropolitan area of Cariri, Ceara, Brazil. Method : This is a cross-sectional study. All deaths occurring in children under one year old of the metropolitan region of Cariri, Ceara, Brazil, contained in the mortality information system and in live births’s information system, from January 2009 to December 2013. Newborn variables (sex, race/color, weight, age); maternal variables (maternal age and education and type of gestation); assistance variables (labor type) were extracted from the SUS (Sistema Unico de Saude/Unified Health System) Informatics Department and presented in chart and tables in absolute and percentage frequency form. Results : In the five-year period, 816 infant deaths in 48321 births were registered associated to the following factors: 453 (55.5%) male, 471 (57.7%) drab and 514 (63%) low weight in birth, 458 (56.1%) with 20 to 34 years of age, 353 (43.2%) 8 years or more of schooling, 657 (80.5%) only pregnancy and 414 (50.7%) vaginal birth. Conclusion : Infant mortality variables in the metropolitan region of Cariri, Ceara, Brazil were associated mostly with deaths occurring in drab boys with birth weight below the normal, whose mothers were young, with good education and who had just one gestation, born of vaginal birth.