Indication for each item in the data extraction
| Item | Description |
| Type of publication | All settings are accepted (original research articles, systematic review articles, case report, grey literature). |
| Country | Eligible countries: 10 Southeast Asian countries (Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar). |
| Author(s) | Author(s) affiliated and not affiliated from 10 Southeast Asian countries. |
| Title and abstract | Keywords containing ‘three dimensional printing’, ‘3D printing’, ‘additive manufacturing’, ‘rapid prototyping’, ‘patient specific guides’ and ‘patient specific implants’. |
| Aim | Objectives of the published literature related to 3D printing towards patients in a clinical setting. |
| Study design | Any study design (descriptive or analytical; eg, cross-sectional, case–control, randomised controlled trial). |
| Type of product | Proof of concept, prototype or established device (eg, preoperative planning, devices to aid surgery, therapeutic devices). |
| 3D printing technology | Types of technology used in 3D printing (eg, stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition modelling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS)). |
| Materials | Type of materials used to design 3D printing layering (eg, nylon, resins, graphite). |
| Medical category | Any medical field that uses 3D printing (eg, dental, orthopaedics, paediatrics). |
| Scope of research | The focus of the research (eg, hand prostheses, gait analysis, drug delivery system). |
| Outcomes | Any findings related to the prevalence, cost, effectiveness, advantages, disadvantages and future improvement. |