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Basic demographics and short-term outcomes were analyzed, and the 10-year healthcare expenditure was calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study included 10,642 patients, 1,718 in the LTC group and 8,924 in the non-LTC group. Age, comorbidities, spinal cord injury, longer mechanical ventilation, longer ICU length of stay (LOS), and longer hospital LOS were identified as independent risk factors for LTC. The median 10-year healthcare expenditure was 43,979 USD in the LTC group vs. 9,057 USD in the non-LTC group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>16.14% of major trauma patients needed LTC at least 1 year after being discharged. The resource they receive in Taiwan is prominently less than the same patient group in the US. 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