Enferm Intensiva. 2019;30(2):59---71 www.elsevier.es/ei ORIGINAL ARTICLE Degree of implementation of preventive strategies for post-ICU syndrome: Multi-centre, observational study in Spain , M. Raurell-Torredà (RN,PhD) a,* , S. Arias-Rivera (RN) b , J.D. Martí (PT, PhD) c , M.J. Frade-Mera (RN, PhD) d , I. Zaragoza-García (RN, PhD) d,e , E. Gallart (RN, PhD) f , T.R. Velasco-Sanz (RN, PhD) g , A. San José-Arribas (RN, PhD) c , E. Blázquez-Martínez (PT) h , Group MOviPre a Facultad Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain b Hospital Universitario de Getafe, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Getafe, Madrid, Spain c Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain d Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain e Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain f UCI, Hospital Universitario Vall Hebron, Barcelona, Spain g Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain h Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Received 7 January 2018; accepted 12 April 2018 Available online 19 May 2019 KEYWORDS Early mobility; Critical illness; Rehabilitation; Intensive care units; Physical therapy; Nursing Abstract Aim: To evaluate the degree of implementation of protocols associated with the prevention of intensive-care-unit (ICU) acquired muscle weakness, and the presence of the physiotherapist in various ICU in Spain. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study performed in 86 adult ICU in Spain between March and June 2017. Neurosurgical and major burns ICU were excluded. A multiple-choice survey was used that included questions on protocols for glycaemia control, sedation, pain assessment, delirium prevention, delirium management and early mobilisation. The survey was completed using a user-protected application and password. The Student’s t-test or Mann---Whitney U test and Pearson’s correlation or Spearman’s Rho test were used for the inferential analysis. DOI of original article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2018.04.004 Please cite this article as: Raurell-Torredà M, Arias-Rivera S, Martí JD, Frade-Mera MJ, Zaragoza-García I, Gallart E, et al. Grado de implementación de las estrategias preventivas del síndrome post-UCI: estudio observacional multicéntrico en Espa˜ na. Enferm Intensiva. 2019;30:59---71.  This manuscript was awarded the IX San Juan de Dios Physiotherapy Research Paper Prize, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid. Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: mraurell@ub.edu, martaraure@gmail.com (M. Raurell-Torredà). More information about the authors of the MOviPre Group is available in Annex. 2529-9840/© 2018 Sociedad Espa˜ nola de Enfermer´ ıa Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). Published by Elsevier Espa˜ na, S.L.U. All rights reserved.