Infusionstiden

Infusionstiden is a Swedish term that literally means the infusion time and can refer to different concepts depending on the context. In medical settings it denotes the duration of an intravenous infusion—the time required to deliver a prescribed volume of fluid or medication. Infusionstiden is determined by the prescribed dose, the concentration of the solution, and the chosen infusion rate, and it is typically controlled with infusion pumps or gravity sets. The length of the infusion influences pharmacokinetics and patient safety, and some therapies use extended or continuous infusions to optimize therapeutic effect.

In pharmacology and nursing, infusionstid is important for dosing schedules and for assessing how the drug will behave in the body. Some medications are administered as prolonged or continuous infusions to maintain drug levels above a target threshold, while others are given over shorter periods. Accurate estimation of infusion time helps plan monitoring for potential adverse reactions and drain on hospital resources.

Outside medicine, infusionstiden also appears in culinary and botanical contexts. In cooking or beverage preparation, it describes how long a liquid should steep to extract flavors from tea, herbs, or other ingredients; longer infusion times may yield stronger taste but can introduce bitterness. In botanical or chemical extraction, infusion time refers to the period during which plant material or solids are steeped in hot water to pull out soluble compounds, with longer times affecting both yield and composition of the extract.

See also: infusion, infusion time, infusion rate, intravenous therapy.