A method for inhibiting formation of adhesions following abdominal surgery which involves application of an anti-static fatty acid ethoxylated amide (Cocamide DEA) in a matrix that is placed in the peritoneal cavity at the conclusion of an abdominal surgery and which releases this anti-adhesive chemical over a predetermined time in a range up to seven days. Tests conducted on laboratory rats established that the method reduced the incidence of adhesions from 100 percent (100%) in a test model to near zero in the majority of treated animals. In an alternative embodiment, andrographalide was delivered via a pump with similar results. In still another embodiment, an effective amount of 50% phosphatidylchorene and propylene glycol was delivered, via a pump, into the abdominal cavity, again with similar results.
