INS and malnutrition: Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and fasting insulin (FIN), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ levels, ICU monitoring time, malnutrition inflammation score (MIS), and incidence of adverse events were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.