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POI and GI complications lead to longer lengths of stay, increased hospital costs, and increased risk of readmission and reoperation in spine surgery patients. A systematic review of the literature was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. 59 primary articles met the inclusion criteria. The reported incidence of POI following spine surgery varied significantly from 0.2% to 35.4%, with the middle 50% of studies ranging from 5.1% to 13.6%. Cumulative GI complication rates ranged from 2.1% to 16.2%, with more severe pathologies such as acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) having expectedly low incidences of &lt;1%. Conclusions regarding potential risk factors were highly variable. Male sex, increased levels fused, and lumbar level fusions were the only unanimous variables. 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