a group of 8 Urogynecologists and 4 Urogynecology nurses who honed it to 8 likert scale questions deemed relevant and non-redundant. Test-retest reliability was assessed by administering the survey to patients at 4 months and 1 year post-op. External validity was assessed by administering a well-established Press Ganey survey designed for medical practices to patients that had also completed the SSQ-8. Measurements and Main Results: The questionnaire’s test-retest reliability was .80 p \.0001, assuring predictability between the 2 test intervals. The internal consistency reliability, based on Cronbach’s alpha was .79. The Bonferroni-adjusted p-value \ .02 denoted statistical significance due to the multiple comparisons. The association between SSQ-8 and medical practice survey summary scores revealed a moderate and statistically significant positive correlation (r = .28, p = .004). Conclusion: This questionnaire (SSQ-8) is a valid and reliable tool to measure patient satisfaction after pelvic surgery. 160 Open Communications 7dBasic Science (11:30 AM d 11:35 AM) In Vitro Analysis of Cell Salvage Blood Collection Using a Laparoscopic Suction Device Nagarsheth NP, 1 Shah A, 1 Moshier E, 1 Stahl R, 2 Shander A. 2 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York; 2 Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey Study Objective: To determine if cell salvage blood collection using a laparoscopic suction device is inferior to using a traditional Yankauer suction device as measured by hemolysis and percent loss in red cell volume. Design: In Vitro experiment. Setting: Academic medical center. Patients: Not Applicable. Intervention: Units of packed red blood cells were diluted to a hematocrit of 21%. The blood was divided and then suctioned using either a laparoscopic Gyrus Surgiflex Wave suction device or a Yankauer plastic suction catheter tip connected to double lumen cell salvage heparinized tubing and a vacuum pressure of -100 mmHg. Collected blood was processed using the C.A.T.S. Plus cell salvage device. Red cell volume was calculated and hemolysis testing was performed on collected blood using methods based on absorbance measurements of bichromatic wavelengths. Mean hemolysis indices were compared between the laparoscopic and Yankauer method of blood collection using a two- sample t-test. Assuming a clinically acceptable limit of loss to be 7%, percent loss in red cell volume was tested using a 95% one-sided confidence limit to assess non-inferiority. Measurements and Main Results: The mean hemolysis index was 43.33 with the laparoscopic suction method and 34.67 with the Yankauer suction method. The mean difference of 8.67 [95% CI: -1.56, 18.89] was not significant P = .074. The percent loss in red cell volume after suctioning and cell salvage processing was 33.2% with the laparoscopic method and 29.57% with the Yankauer method. The mean difference between methods was 3.63% with a 95% upper confidence interval of 6.28% (within the 7% acceptable loss limit; testing for non-inferiority p = .0278). Conclusion: Laparoscopic cell salvage blood collection is not inferior to the standard Yankauer collection method used in open surgery. Cell salvage blood collection should be strongly considered in patients undergoing laparoscopic procedures in which significant blood loss is anticipated. 161 Open Communications 7dBasic Science (11:36 AM d 11:41 AM) Simvastatin Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits Proliferation in Human Leiomyoma Cells Borahay M, 1 Yilmaz T, 2 Salama SA, 3 Kilic GS, 1 Boehning D. 1 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; 2 Texas Institute of Biotechnology, Education, and Research, Houston, Texas; 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas S50 Abstracts / Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 18 (2011) S47–S70