_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: ha-abood@moh.gov.sa; Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 33(40A): 274-281, 2021; Article no.JPRI.72061 ISSN: 2456-9119 (Past name: British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-2919, NLM ID: 101631759) Intravascular Shunt in Management of Limb Trauma- A Review Hashem Bark Awadh Abood 1* , Abdulaziz Munahi Alanazi 2 , Falah Bader Alhajraf 3 , Wejdan Nawaf Mesfer Alotaibi 4 , Bushra Saad Alghamdi 5 , Shahd Ali H Alramadhan 6 , Daliah Abdulrahman Alharbi 7 , Asia Abdullah Alamri 8 , Salman Abdulrahman Alhumud 9 , Mohammad Nabil Khojah 5 and Shda Fahad Khalil 10 1 Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital / Jeddah  King Fahad Hospital - Albaha, Saudi Arabia. 2 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. 3 Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. 4 King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. 5 Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Saudi Arabia. 6 Royal College of Surgeons Dublin, Ireland. 7 Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University, Saudi Arabia. 8 Shamal Almatar PHCC, Saudi Arabia. 9 King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. 10 Batterje Medical College, Saudi Arabia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JPRI/2021/v33i40A32244 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Paola Angelini, University of Perugia, Italy. (2) Dr. Rafik Karaman, Al-Quds University, Palestine. Reviewers: (1) Marcos José Pereira Renni, Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), Brazil. (2) Sunil Kumar, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Science University, India. Complete Peer review History: https://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/72061 Received 01 June 2021 Accepted 02 August 2021 Published 07 August 2021 ABSTRACT Vascular injuries to the upper or lower limb in the context of significant soft tissue loss, fractures, or other life-threatening injuries are associated with a high amputation rate. Complex extremity vascular injuries in which acute arterial insufficiency combined with severe or prolonged shocks are Review Article