Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Is serum lactate predicted by anion gap or base excess after trauma resuscitation?
Answer: There is no correlation between lactate, base excess, and anion gap after initial resuscitation. Neither anion gap nor base excess was capable of predicting lactate; therefore, lactate must be directly measured. The lack of correlation of anion gap with base excess or lactate suggests the presence of unmeasured anions, an impairment in acid-base regulation after injury and resuscitation, or both.
Output (English): no