{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.012448132780082987, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 5.241379310344827, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Perspective from Singapore

Addressing the issue of withdrawing treatment in patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) within the Singapore context replete with its strong Confucian ethic poses rather more complex communication issues than those alluded to in the Italian commentary. This is made more difficult given the paucity of local commentaries and research in this area. In this commentary, we reflect on our own experiences addressing the issues pertaining to communicating the decision to withdraw feeding in the form of artificial hydration and nutrition (AHN) to the family within the Singapore context and with that touch upon the meaning of “food” and feeding at the end of life within the local setting