Dr Jayant Patel has been accused of not taking a decision for a patient that was not necessary. A court has been told, Mervyn John Morris came back to theatre after seven days of a surgery to repair a burst wound.

Dr Emma Igras, who assisted Dr Patel in the surgery, told the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Thursday, that Morris was poking through the wound in his abdomen one week after Patel performed major surgery on May 23, 2003, to remove part of his colon.

Dr Igras informed that Morris’ two-thirds of the wound had burst open. This initiated replacement of staples and stabilisation of the surrounding tissue.

She said that the condition initially seemed to improve following the second operation of the patient, some rectal bleeding though took place.

Morris’ health however deteriorated and he finally died on June 14.

It is alleged that it was unnecessary to remove Morris' colon.

Patel has however pleaded not guilty. He was earlier accused of manslaughter of two other patients, and bodily harm of another man.